Necktie holder



G. A. HUEBNER.

NECKTIE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 27, 1921.

Lls lwo Emma 001;. 31, 1922.,

Patented @ct. 331, i922,

unites GUSTAV A. HUEBNER, OF MILWAUKEE, -i/VISGQlT{51".21', ASSIGNOR T ERNST GOERNER,

OF MIL NAUKEE, WISCONSEN.

NECKTIE HOLDER.

Application filed. Getober 2'7, 1921. Serial No. 510,843.

To all to 7mm it may concern.

lie it known that I, Gusrnv A. HnnBNnR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in necktie holders.

An important object of this invention is to provide a necktie holder capable of hava tie aflixed thereto in knotted position prior to the holder being attached to a collar button, thus positioning the bow of the tie centrally between the front edges of a collar.

in further object of the invention is to provide a necktie holder having novel button shank-eiwaging means comprising a pair of resilient collar button-engaging shanks adapted to prevent accidental displacement of the necktie holder when the same is positioned on a collar.

A further object of the invention is to provide a necktie holder having a novel form of safety tie-retaining members adapted to retain the tie band in a secure position and prevent any movement of the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a necktie holder of the character described, which is of highly simplified construction, neat in appearance, desirable in use and cheap to manufacture.

Other-objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course 40 of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved tie holder, having a tie applied thereto,

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the same, illustrating the tie in dotted lines,

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the same,

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line -i of Figure 2.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates my improved necktie holder as a. whole. The device is formed from a single length of wire bent at its medial portion, as at 6, thus providing an inverted clamp or button shank-engaging member. The terminals of the button slianleengaging member are looped back upon themselves, and located within said clamp, as at 7, thus providing button shank-engaging members 7. It will be apparent that by virtue of the loop 7, a resilient action is obtained for clamping the device securely to the shank of a collar button.

The terminals of the loop 7 cross the arms of the inverted clamp member and diverge outwardly and are bent laterally in opposite directions in a substantially horizontal plane, thus providing knot-engaging members 8. Arms 9 extend from the members 8 and are curved upwardly and outwardly, thus forming tie-engaging members adapted to engage the rear face of the tie band after the knothas been formed therein.

The terminals of the tie band engaging members 9 are provided with U-shaped tiesupporting members 10. The end portion of the free arm of each tie-supporting member 10 is bent back and hooked upon itself, as at 11, thus forming a safety lock for the tieband.

in applying a tie to my improved tie holder, it will be apparent with reference to the drawing, that the tie is passed about the ll-shaped member 10 and beneath the tie-retaining elements 11. With reference to Figure 2, it will be apparent that the tie-retaining elements 11 extend over the upper side of the tie and serve to retain the same securely in place. in attaching the tie holder to a collar button, it will be apparent that the collar button is engaged within the recess between the several button-engaging elements 7.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is understood that I may make such minor changes in arrangement and construction of parts, as will remain within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A tie holder formed from a single blank of wire looped intermediate its ends to form a collar button-engaging element; laterally 10 parallel arms of the U-shaped tie-supporting elements, said inwardly extending arms contacting With the inner arms of the U- shaped tie-supporting elements to leek the tie band securely in position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

GUSTAV A. HUEBNER. Witnesses FERDINA ND SEEHAWER,

ARTHUR SnEI-LAWER. 

